Family tree Weening » Poppe Merkus (1891-1953)

Personal data Poppe Merkus 


Household of Poppe Merkus

He is married to Limke Dijkstra.

They got married on March 25, 1916 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 24 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Hielke Merkus  1916-1975
  2. Gerke Merkus  1918-1996
  3. Klaas Merkus  1919-1919

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Poppe Merkus

Poppe Hylkes Merkus
1818-1892
Jitske Sytzes van der Werf
1826-1863
Bouwe Wybrens Boersma
1814-1892
Antje Elzes Postma
1818-1888

Poppe Merkus
1891-1953

1916

Limke Dijkstra
1895-1968

Hielke Merkus
1916-1975
Gerke Merkus
1918-1996
Klaas Merkus
1919-1919

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1891, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1953, Achtkarspelen
  3. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/131769/merkus
  4. Huwelijksregister 1916, Achtkarspelen

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Historical events

Birthday July 29, 1891

  • The temperature on July 29, 1891 was about 15.7 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 29 » Liliuokalani is proclaimed the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
    • April 1 » The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
    • August 18 » Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.
    • October 1 » Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.
    • October 28 » The Mino–Owari earthquake is the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history.
    • December 22 » Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography.

Day of marriage March 25, 1916

  • The temperature on March 25, 1916 was between -0.7 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
    • March 16 » The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the US–Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa.
    • April 10 » The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
    • August 25 » The United States National Park Service is created.
    • September 11 » The Quebec Bridge's central span collapses, killing 11 men. The bridge previously collapsed completely on August 29, 1907.
    • October 16 » Margaret Sanger opens the first family planning clinic in the United States.
    • December 30 » The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.

Day of death January 8, 1953

  • The temperature on January 8, 1953 was between -7.1 °C and 1.8 °C and averaged -3.4 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (80%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
    • June 8 » The United States Supreme Court rules in District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co. that restaurants in Washington, D.C., cannot refuse to serve black patrons.
    • June 9 » The Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak sequence kills 94 people in Massachusetts.
    • July 26 » Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment repel a number of Chinese assaults against a key position known as The Hook during the Battle of the Samichon River, just hours before the Armistice Agreement is signed, ending the Korean War.
    • September 7 » Nikita Khrushchev is elected first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
    • September 12 » U.S. Senator and future President John Fitzgerald Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier at St. Mary's Church in Newport, Rhode Island.
    • October 1 » A Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea is concluded in Washington, D.C.


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